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Boards and Commissions
Ohio Legislative Service Commission
Bar Examiners, Board of
Status Type of Board Full-time Expiration Date
Current Permanent No
Subject to Sunset Review Partisan Affiliation Restriction Senate Confirmation Required
No No No
Authority Total Membership
Rule I, Section 4, Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio 18
Dates of Appointment Term Length
5 on 4/1/11 and the same date each 5th year thereafter 3 on 4/1/12 and the same date each 5th year thereafter 5 on 4/1/13 and the same date each 5th year thereafter 4 on 4/1/14 and the same date each 5th year thereafter 1 on 4/1/15 and the same date each 5th year thereafter 5 years
Ending Date Of Term Report Requirements
March 31 Not applicable
Appointment Authority Membership Composition
Other Members with other stated qualifications
Compensation Staff Assistance
Not Specified Other, Apparently from Supreme Court
Chairperson Additional Information
Supreme Court annually designates one Bar examiner as chairperson None
Qualifications
Supreme Court apoints 18 members of the Ohio Bar in good standing. Examiners must not have adverse interests, conflicting duties, or inconsistent obligations that will interfere or appear to interfere with their duties. Examiners must not participate in courses for the preparation for bar admission or act as a trustee, administrator, professor, adjunct professor, or instructor for a law school or a university with which a law school is affiliated. No examiner may be an employee or consultant of a trade association in the field of Board interest.